Million Dollar Habits

Million Dollar Habits – Page 26 
Once recorded, these impressions then influence the way you think, feel and 
behave from that point onward. 
Your self-concept precedes and predicts your levels of effectiveness in every area 
of your life. You always act on the outside in a manner consistent with the way that 
you feel and think about yourself on the inside. Your self-concept explains why the 
mental laws have such an inordinate effect on your personality. 
The Role of the Mini-Self-Concept 
Once your self-concept in a particular area is formed, you always act in a manner 
consistent with it. You may have extraordinary ability in a particular area, but if 
your self-concept is poor in that area, you will always perform below your true 
potential. 
It turns out that you have a 
“mini-self-concept”
for every area of your life that you 
consider important. For example, you have a self-concept for how 
creative
you are. 
You have a self-concept for how well you 
speak in public
, for your memory and 
for 
your ability to learn
new subjects. You have a self-concept for 
how popular 
you are
and 
how well you get along with other people
. You have a self-concept for 
what kind of a spouse or partner
you are, and 
how desirable or attractive you are
to members of the opposite sex. You have a self-concept for 
what kind of a parent
you are. You have a self-concept for 
how well you perform in each sport or 
physical activity
. You have a self-concept for 
how organized or disorganized you 
are
, 
how well you manage your time, how productive you are, and how much you 

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